Lions sign Ron Bartell

With Lions defensive backs continuing to drop like flies, Detroit has signed one cornerback while putting another one on injured reserve.

Ron Bartell, who was cut by the Raiders last week, was picked up by the Lions today. That move came at the same time that the Lions placed cornerback Jacob Lacey, who suffered a knee injury on Sunday, on injured reserve.

Bartell started for the Raiders in Week One, then suffered an injury that caused him to miss the next nine weeks, then returned for Week Ten and started five more games before the Raiders cut him. He signed in Oakland this year after spending five seasons with the Rams, who took him in the second round of the 2005 NFL draft.

11 responses to “Lions sign Ron Bartell”

If I were the head coach in this situation (who’s in the hot seat) with DB’s and WR’s dropping like flies, I’d say it’s time to get silly in week 16 and 17. Suh would be in at corner. There would be new defensive formations. I’d sign Mike Martz to play quarterback. Whatever. Anything but signing outcasts. This season is done, over, and after a string of one possession games followed by the tragedy against Arizona, embarrassing. Why add this guy to the mix?